Here are some venues in Maine & New England that host ‘folk’ performers too. This list provided for both the benefit of those interested in our shows, and for the artists touring up here who are looking for other venues since we understand it’s a long drive up here. Note, we don’t have any influence or secret inside contacts at any of these places, so there’s not much we can do to help you get your foot in the door, If someone can tell us how one wins friends and influences folk booking agents, we’d like to know.
Local Venues:
Note to performers – The following venues are in the same audience area as our house concert series (in other words, please don’t book with any of these within a month or two of your show with us, at least without checking with us first.)
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Austin Acadia Connection – Mount Desert Island, ME – A little taste of texas in downeast Maine. This series that takes place in the spring, summer and early fall in house concerts and local halls on Mount Desert Island. Past artists have included Albert & Gage, Eliza Gilkyson, Fred Eaglesmith, and many others.
E-mail Lee Haynes (olh@acadia.net) for more info
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Brewer Middle School – Brewer, ME
Web: http://www.breweredu.org/middle/BYT/ -
The Criterion Theater – Bar Harbor, ME – Classic old theater hosts summer folk/rock/blues/world music concerts in downtown Bar Harbor, Maine.
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DADGAD Coffee House – Located at Keith Anderson Community House – Orono, ME. The host monthly open mics as well as special concerts throughout the year. They also maintain a mailing list of other local events.
Web: http://www.dadgadcoffeehouse.org/ -
The Grand Auditorium – Ellsworth, ME – Year round concerts, theater and films in a great old hall.
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Last Friday Coffee House – Prospect Harbor
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Liberty School, Blue Hill, ME – Arnold Greenberg, former owner of the now defunct folk music mecca The Left Bank Cafe’, now runs this alternative high school and hosts benefit concerts several times a year.
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Maine Center For The Arts – Orono, ME – Located at the University of Maine Orono campus they host large name acts like Ani Difranco, Toshi Reagon, and Midnight Oil.
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Over The Bridge Productions – Bucksport, ME – Hosted at the Alamo Theater in Bucksport (140 seats) and organized by Shawn & Molly Mercer this new series just started in late Fall 2007 with a number of great performers like Mark Erelli, Jess Klein, Amerinouche Trio and Tracy Grammar (to name a few).
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Web: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=245935486
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WERU – Benefit concert series. Regular benefit shows in venues all around this area
Phone: (207) 469-6600
Web: http://www.weru.org/events.html
Maine Calendars
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Maine.Info – Great collection of Maine events, festivals and information. Lots of links
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DEFFA: Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts; folk arts listings in Maine
Other Maine Venues (note – it’s a big state!)
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Apple Acres Bluegrass Festival – South Hiram, ME,
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The Big Kahuna Cafe’, 142 Main Street, Bridgton, Maine 04009
Phone: (207) 647-9031, Web: http://www.thebigkahunacafe.com/,
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Brunswick Folk Club, Bath, ME
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The Library Coffeehouse in Camden, Camden, ME
Every first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, new coffeehouse started in the fall of 2004 — mostly folk.
For more information call Ken Gross at 207-236-7319, http://www.camden.lib.me.us/whathap/index.htm -
Cafe’ Noir House Concert Series – Augusta, ME
E-mail Martin Swinger (mrtinSwngr@aol.com) for more information. -
Camden Opera House – Camden, ME,
Phone: (207) 236-8448, Web: http://www.camdenoperahouse.com/,
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Caribou Performing Arts Center - Caribou, ME
Phone: (207) 493-4278, Web: http://www.caribouschools.org/PAC/PAC.html
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The Chocolate Church – 798 Washington Street, Bath, ME O4530
Phone: (207) 442-8455, http://www.chocolatechurcharts.org/
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Church Street Coffee House – First UU Church, Dexter, ME
- Clewley Farm Restaurant – 999 Main Road, Eddington, Maine 04428 (207/843-7446)
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Grange Hall – Orrington, ME (207-825-8729)
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Grapes Restaurant – Rockland, ME (207-594-9050)
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Jonathan’s Restaurant - 92 Bourne Lane Ogunquit, Maine 03907
Phone: (207) 646-4777
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Just Joan’s Cafe – Lewiston, ME, 39 Lisbon St., Lewiston, 207-782-9635
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Kennebunk Coffee House – Kennebunk, ME
Web: http://www.kennebunkcoffeehouse.com/
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Opera House – 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine 04901,
Phone: (207) 873-5381, Web: http://www.operahouse.com/
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Slack Factory Coffee House – Open Mic – UU Church, Belfast, ME
Phone: (207) 338-4408 -
Slates Restaurant – 169 Water St, Hallowell, ME 04347
Phone: (207) 622-9575
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State Street Church, Portland, ME
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Stonington Opera House – Stonington, ME
Web: http://www.operahousearts.org/index.html -
Unity Center for the Performing Arts, – 42 Depot Street, Unity, ME
Phone: (207) 948-SHOW, Web: http://www.unitymaine.org/theater/index.html -
UU Coffeehouse – Jerry Saint Amand, Manager, PO Box 8034, Winslow, ME
Phone; (207) 873-6753, Web: http://www.uuc-wtvl.org/Coffeehouse.htm
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Waldo Theater, Waldoboro, ME
Phone: (207) 832-6060
Other New England “Folk” Friendly Venues:
Massaschusetts Folk Venues:
- Bob Blue’s Stone Soup Cafe – Amherst, MA
Web: http://www.filbert.com/pvfs/events/stonesoup.htm
E-mail: bblue@k12.nsm.umass.edu - Club Passim – Boston, MA
- Crossroad’s Coffeehouse – North Andover, MA
Phone: (978) 687-3960
Web: http://crossroads-coffeehouse.org/ - Folk Song Society of Greater Boston – Somerville, MA
Web: http://www.fssgb.org/fssconc.html
E-mail: fssgb@fssgb.org - Franklin Houseconcert Series – Franklin, MA
Phone: (508) 528-0026,
Web: http://www.franklinhouseconcerts.org - Fox Run House Concerts – Sudbury, MA
Phone: (978) 443-3253, Web: http://www.foxrun.org/
E-mail: lal@foxrun.org - The Iron Horse Music Hall - Northampton, MA
Web: http://www.iheg.com/iron.htm - Kiva House Concerts – Arlington, MA
Web: http://www.geocities.com/concertlistings/kivahouseconcerts.html
E-mail: kivahouseconcerts@yahoo.com - Music By The Bay House Concerts – Assonet, MA
Phone: (508) 644-2331,
Web: http://merg.umassd.edu/~gary/
E-mail g1martin@umassd.edu - Music For Robin House Concerts
535 Concord Ave, Lexington, MA 02173-8011
Phone: (781) 862-7837
Web: http://music-for-robin.org/
E-mail: bhockett@music-for-robin.org - Oak Hill Acoustic Series – 270 Adams Street, Quincy, MA
Web: http://www.soloperformer.com/oakhill/
Vermont Folk Venues
- A State of Bean Coffee house. – Ludlow, VT
Phone: (802) 228-2326 - Green Room House Concerts – Burlington, VT
Phone: (802) 864-8378
Web: http://www.cultureworks.com/concerts.html - Langdon Street Cafe - Montpelier, VT
Phone: (802) 223-8667
Web: http://www.langdonstreetcafe.com/ - Middle Earth, Bradford, VT
Web: http://www.middle-earth-music.com/ - Oonas Restaurant – Bellows Falls, VT
Phone: (802) 463-9830 - Turn of the Tide Concerts – Middletown Springs, VT
Phone: (802) 235-2766, Web: http://www.turnofthetide.com/
E-mail: jim@foolish.com
New Hampshire Folk Venues:
- The Muse at The Grey Goose -
2 Young Road, Londonderry, NH 03053,
Phone: 603-437-6085, Web: http://www.musegraygoose.com/ - Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival (late Sept)- Portsmouth, NH
Web: http://www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff - The Press Room – 77 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH 00210
Phone: (603) 431-5186. - The Stone Church – 5 Granite St., Newmarket, NH 03857
Phone: (603) 659-6321
Web: http://www.thestonechurch.com/ - Rochester Opera House – 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, N.H. 03867
Phone: (603) 335-1992
Web: http://www.rochesteroperahouse.com/
E-mail: info@rochesteroperahouse.com
Other ‘folk’ links for this area
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